A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By Durs Egg, London, Circa 1775
Reconverted from percussion, with slightly swamped rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels stamped respectively with Irish Waterford Borough registration marks 'WB215' and 'WB216' on the top flat, engraved breeches each incorporating a back-sight and with silver-lined touch-hole, plain tangs, flat bevelled locks each signed in script and with stepped tail, figured full stocks (fore-ends with minor splits) with swelling flat-sided butts, iron trigger-guards each with acorn finial, ramrod-pipes, dark horn fore-end caps, and original horn-tipped ramrods (iron parts with some minor pitting), London proof marks (2)
23.5 cm. barrels
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